More rental scams reported
The Sheriff’s Office received two additional reports of Florida Keys rental scams on Tuesday, bringing the total to four in the last week.The latest two scams — one on Grouper Drive in Marathon and...
View ArticleSearches for two separate mariners underway
Two separate searches began Tuesday afternoon for two separate Big Pine Key mariners who have been reported missing.The U.S. Coast Guard, the U.S. Navy and the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation...
View ArticleMan arrested for stealing golf cart
A 26-year-old Key Largo man was arrested Tuesday following an investigation into the July 2019 theft of a GEM® golf cart from a house on the 100 block of Ocean Shores Drive in Key Largo.Sean Edward...
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Sexual Predator notification
As required by Florida law, the Sheriff’s Office is notifying the public of a sexual predator now living in Monroe County.Todd Alexander, 40, has registered a local address at 100961 Overseas Highway...
View ArticleMigrant landing in the Upper Keys
The Sheriff’s Office responded to a migrant landing near Mile Marker 87 at approximately 5 a.m. Thursday.Initial reports suggested six or seven migrants landed, but then quickly dispersed.One female...
View ArticleSheriff’s Office notified of third search case in the last week
The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission and the U.S. Coast Guard are looking for two Key Largo mariners who were reported overdue Sunday.According to initial reports, three boaters left...
View ArticleFleeing motorist arrested on Little Torch Key
A 35-year-old Royal Palm Beach man was arrested Friday after he fled from Deputies on U.S. 1 in a sport utility vehicle reaching speeds of 114 mph.Brady Aaron Grissinger was charged with hit-and-run,...
View ArticleWoman arrested for DUI after crash
A 50-year-old Key Largo woman was arrested Wednesday morning after crashing into some bushes on private property and leaving the scene.Kari Joyce Dodson was charged with hit and run, DUI, DUI with...
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Large bicycle ride this weekend may impact traffic
The SMART Ride (Southernmost AIDS/HIV Ride) is a 165-mile bicycle ride from Miami to Key West set for Friday and Saturday — this weekend. • Hundreds of bicyclists are expected to take part in this...
View ArticleMan arrested for the theft
A 32-year-old Florida City man was arrested Thursday afternoon for stealing more than $20,000 from a former employer.Adam Ibrahim Moore was charged with grand theft. The president of Seaway Plumbing®...
View ArticleMan arrested for stabbing construction worker
A 29-year-old construction worker was arrested Friday night after stabbing another transient construction worker in the face at Sugarloaf Lodge.Fidel Alberto Santay Tizol was charged with aggravated...
View ArticleMissing boater found deceased
Lance Arnold Hartkopp, 56, of 29859 Overseas Highway, Big Pine Key, was found deceased of an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head aboard his 20-foot boat on Nov. 12 by good Samaritans who...
View ArticleMan arrested for copper wire theft
A 32-year-old Hialeah, Florida man was arrested Saturday for stealing more than 600 pounds of copper wire worth approximately $1,000 from government property in Key Largo earlier this year.Maikel Ramos...
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Doctor honored for Sheriff’s Office charity work
From Left to Right: Dr. Michael Sander, Sander’s daughter, Jasmine Sander and Sheriff Monroe County Rick Ramsay. Dr. Sander is a regular donor to Florida Sheriff’s Youth Ranches and this year, he was...
View ArticleDetectives investigating checks stolen from mailboxes in Lower Keys
Sheriff’s Office detectives are investigating instances that occurred recently in which checks were stolen from mailboxes on Big Coppitt Key and Sugarloaf Key. There had been no arrests as of Tuesday....
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Key Largo business owner honored for Sheriff’s Office charity work
Key Largo business owner honored for Sheriff’s Office charity work On Wednesday, Sheriff Rick Ramsay and the Florida Sheriff’s Association presented Joseph Fava of Animal Necessity LLC of Key Largo...
View ArticleMan accidentally shoots himself with handgun
A 22-year-old Navy service member from Georgia stated he accidentally shot himself in the shoulder Wednesday night on Stock Island after he initially told the Sheriff’s Office he was shot by a...
View ArticleIslamorada running event to impact traffic
The Islamorada Half Marathon & 10K event will briefly impact traffic on U.S. 1 at Mile Marker 80 on Dec. 8.Deputies will close U.S. 1 in both directions from 7 a.m. to 7:20 a.m. to allow runners to...
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Sheriff honors community member for charitable work
Monroe County Sheriff Rick Ramsay honored A.H. of Monroe County Executive Director Scott Pridgen Tuesday with a Sheriff’s Office Certificate of Appreciation for Pridgen’s contributions to National...
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Upper Keys Deputies encounter python
A motorist near the Ocean Reef Club reported seeing a python on County Road 905 about 7:19 p.m. Tuesday.Detective Ian Barnett and Deputies Ignacio Molina and Cody Jackson arrived to find the python in...
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